Preview of John Green's Latest: Paper Towns

Paper Towns

John Green

John Green's latest offering to his scores of young adult fans lives up to the hype. It's a moving story about a boy named Quentin. It's a month before his high school graduation, and his friend (and object of affection) Margo Roth Spiegelman goes missing. They've been friends their whole lives, but he knows something has been wrong with her lately. Something he is not quite sure of. Did she run away? Commit suicide? Who knows. The mystery is not revealed until the very end, and you will not want to stop reading until it is.

Green keeps up his reputation of writing philosophical teen fiction that does more than entertain. It makes you think. You fall in love with the eccentricity and thoughtfulness of the characters, and identify with their mental struggles.

It will be released at the start of October. If you are a fan of Green, he will be speaking at the Worthington Public Library on September 8th. I have heard him speak before, and can honestly say that he is not to be missed!

Watch the Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist trailer!

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
starring Michael Cera as Nick and Kat Dennings as Norah

Hits theaters October 3, 2008!

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=39684534

These kidz are more than all right!

So, what's your street look? Is it something like this?

Let me just say, if you have a look, you will find everything or nothing in common with the people in the New York Look Book: A Gallery of Street Fashion. It's a pictorial for the designer wannabes.

Quite impressive. Especially if you are studying up for back to school looks.

Behold the just revealed Nick and Norahs movie poster!

Coming soon to a theater near you! But, read the book first!

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

by David Levithan

Teen Pbk

A Summer at the Luxe

The Luxe

By Anna Godbersen

Gossip Girl fans who are also somewhat into the decadence and intrigue of historical romance will love this one. The story begins with a mystery. Elizabeth Holland is found dead in the Holland River just before she is to be married to one of New York's richest heirs. Was it murder? Suicide? An accident? Who knows. What is known is that among the life of New York socialites at the end of the nineteenth century, nothing is set in stone. Intrigue, betrayal, star crossed lovers. It's all in here. Along with the beautiful dresses and strict adherance to manners. A great beach read. Teen Fiction

Jump Into a Book That Rocks This Summer!

The theme for the 2008 Teen Summer Reading Program at Rocky River Public Library is Jump Into a Book that Rocks@Rocky River Public Library!

The theme was chosen and illustrated by Katelyn Barrett, an 8th grader at the Rocky River Middle School.

Her poster design will be unveiled at the library in early June.

Don't miss the Summer Reading kickoff on June 16th! The nation's only library rock band, The High Strung, will be performing in the Auditorium from 7:00 p.m. through 8:30 p.m.

Their newest album, Get the Guests is currently available at the library!

Don't miss this stellar opportunity to rock out with a band hailed by Rolling Stone as "one of the best new, young rock & roll bands in America"!

Ellen Page as Roller Derby Queen!

Derby Girl
by Shauna Cross







There's another teen title set to hit the big screen in the next year. This one is about a subject I find quite interesting. Derby Girl, by Shauna Cross is about a sixteen-year old roller derby queen. Bliss Cavendar revolts when her mother tries to get her to compete in a local beauty pageant. Bliss is not you average beauty pageant material. With her blue hair, and edgy look she stands out in her small town of Bodeen, Texas, and not in a good way.

In her search for a place to fit in, she joins a roller derby league in nearby Austin. Her life is changed forever.

This is the first title to showcase the growing popularity of roller derby leagues. Teams are popping up all over the country, from the United States to Canada. Cleveland has it's own Burning River Rolling Girls. They compete against teams from all over the Midwest at the North Olmsted Soccer Complex.

The Derby Girl movie will be called Whip It! It will star Juno's Ellen Page as Bliss and will be directed by Drew Barrymore. Look for it on the big screen in the Spring of 2009.